Vampire bats contribute to distributing a vaccine against anger by giving each other

Vaccination I Vampire bats in return for fury Take advantage of their habit of bringing the gonette to each other. Curious? Maybe yes, but it also seems very practical. This is what comes from the results of one studio Available on BiorhiviveWaiting to be subjected to the overhanging process. The technology would have made it possible to Vaccine in the form of oral gel On about four copies for every animal he was applied to the coat. Let’s see more information what it is.

Why vaccinate the vampire bats

But first to go into the merits of the case, a question arises: because we are interested in managing the Anti -Kabbian vaccine on the Vampire bats (Desmodus around)? Well, in Latin -America this species would be the main tank of anger viruses (belonging to the genre Lyssavirus). Anger is a disease thatAcute inflammation of the central nervous system And that can be deadly for both people and other animals, including breeding animals.

It is estimated that economic losses can start bats the bats as a result of the spread of anger within herds and herds 50 million dollars a year In some parts of the world. The only vaccination of cattle, the study reads, would not be enough to prevent the problem. Just like the attempt to eradicate the colonies of vampire bats, would not be effective, which can also affect other types of negative, among other things. Hence the idea of Find a vaccine That it can inhibit the spread of Virpy Vampire rage viruses to other animals. But how can bats be close by?

Operate the to polish mutually to distribute the vaccine

Of course he explains in one news By Science Tonie Rockke, who coordinated and an epidemiologist is at the National Wildlife Health Center of the US Geological Survey (United States), is not conceivable to vaccinate every bat with a classic injection. Why not exploit the habit of these animals Take the toilet towards each other ((to polish In English)?

Research authors and authors used a vaccine whose effectiveness had already been tested, and the formulation changed to one administrative gel by mouth. They also added one fluorescent molecule To then trace the diffusion. Then they conquered around twenty vampire bats from a colony Jalisco, in MexicoFor just over 100 copies that are previously equipped with microchips. The researchers then spread a milliliter gel with the vaccine (as well as the fluorescent molecule) on the hair of the animals and they released them again. After three and seven days they conquered another 48 animals from which they have one fur.

Studies previously published They had shown that, if taken, the fluorescent molecule in the vaccine by the researchers tends to be in the Piliferi Follicles From different mammals (including bats). For this reason it is used to trace the self -determination of some types of vaccine in wild species. Well, from the analyzes that were carried out under the microscope, it emerged that around the83% The vaccine of the caught animals would have taken (without considering what it was applied to the hair in the first phase).

The next steps

Interesting, the percentage of men Who would have taken the vaccine inferior Compared to that of women and puppies. Fact that seems to indicate a greater tendency to to polish By the last.

In general, the method seems promising, but the authors and authors of the study underline that they will be Further studies needed To better understand this trend and to understand the effects that vaccination could have on the survival of vampire bats.